Will Gear Fit add additional "exercises" for indoor biking (i.e spinning) or stair climbing (i.e. Altimeter to provided detailed ascent/decent data)?
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Same thing I wanted! My solution was to use it as running and so I could at least get my heart rate while spinning. It told me I burned 45 calories however since it assumed I ran about .4 miles in 55 minutes.
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I have a Samsung Skyrocket II which does not sync with Gear Fit. Will it sync with my laptop?
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It tracks three types of activity, walking, running and cycling. And sleep, if you consider that an activity. (I was 82% motionless while sleeping last night, which I consider 18% active. Hey, it all counts!) I don't know of any plans to add more activities later, and I don't know whether if has an altimeter.
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it doesn't have an altimeter. as of now, it has a pedometer, and tracks exercise such as running, walking, cycling or hiking. It needs to link to your Samsung device that has GPS for distance accuracy, especially for cycling.
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If all you need is the watch for keeping track of your heart rate, then it would work well. Although, I'm almost positive the foot pod accessory wouldn't be able to keep track of your distance like it can for running. That's an easy remedy as you could buy an odometer/speedometer for the bike to keep track of your distance and speed if that's important to you.
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Not familiar with spinning. It does work very well however. Works just walking around the house or wherever you go. It works with my elliptical and bicycle. All I have to do is walk by my computer and it syncs with my device. My husband has vivo-fit and he has to sign into the site to get his device to sync every day. I like the way I can track my foods, nutrients and fiber. Besides that it is cheaper. Spark site has so many encouraging items to keep you going with your overall health. Well worth the money to me. Works great on my shoe.
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You can use the foot pod with the FR15 for use indoors on a treadmill or be having the GPS calibrate it.
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You can certainly time the workout, but It only measures steps. For instance, when I'm on the recumbent bike...it is not as accurate as jogging or elliptical.
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It tracks steps but not stairs (like climbed.) For stair climbing you'll want a Fitbit One. Fitbit Flex and Zip will just count those stairs as steps, which means if you are looking for calories burned it may not show as high as you really did since climbing stairs is harder than taking a level step.
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I'm a cyclist only and got the 910XT since the multi-page displays are both large & easily programmable. I mostly use the 910XT for cycling indoors at spin classes. However I have used the foot pod for walking indoors on the track. I have a bad knee and can't run at all. However I understand it works for running indoors also. Outside it uses the GPS - although I don't know how it would measure your stride - but it does work for speed & distance. I hope that helps.
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Yes, the shoes work fine for indoor spinning or outdoor biking. Just make sure you buy the clips to attach to the bottom of the shoes
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Yes, the motorized incline is really nice. I like to adjust as am building up endurance.
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Yes, although you may have to "reclassify" what the activity actually is. Sometimes you need to reclassify -sometimes it reads my elliptical or stationary bike as a "walking event" instead of elliptical or cycling, but that may have something to do with the action of my foot.
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Yes, this device should be adaptable for most sizes of bicycle tires for riding indoors.
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Hi, it depends on what kind of sports will you practice. Good to have the GPS for running (or foot pod), and speed or cadence sensor for bike if you are a thriatlete.But just for heart rate monitoring nothing else is needed. Sensor and strap are included in the package, even in basic version of the watch.
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Yes, just allow yourself the room necessary to adjust the length to the exercise you plan on doing. The lower you go on some exercises the more advanced the exercise becomes.
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For others who have this question, I use Cyclemeter, and have it customized for Mountain Biking activites as well as working out in the gym. It did require a one time upgrade fee of $5, but that unlocked everything that other apps charge annual subscriptions for. I switched to this from the MapMy series and have loved the combo heart rate + exercise/fitness tracking.
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As further comment, one of the Forerunners can be used with cycling as well, albeit I am certain it does not have all the bells and whistles of the Edge 810 for cycling. However, I don't think the Forerunners allow loadup of maps.
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Not as it is ordered, but I bet a pedometer or the new efit bands would count for you. We use time as our measure of exercise.
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Yes, it has a easy to follow manual with some suggested exercise. For more exercise moves, there is a website and you-tubes. It is really a great product.